Dr. Marcello Puligheddu
The University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
5640 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 834-7392
Email: marcello.puligheddu at gmail com
Former Graduate Student
Education
- Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, USA (2020)
- M.Sc. in Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy (2014)
- B.Sc. in Physics, University of Cagliari, Italy (2012)
Professional Affiliations
- American Physical Society (APS)
Areas of Interest
- Molecular Dynamics simulations of thermal transport
- Effect of interfaces in thermal transport
- Thermoelectric materials
Experience
- 2020 - present, Postdoctoral Scholar, Argonne National Laboratory
- 2015 - 2020, Graduate Student, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
- 2014 - 2015, Non-degree visiting student, Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
Publications
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Marcello Puligheddu and Giulia Galli
Atomistic simulations of the thermal conductivity of liquids
Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 0538019 (2019)
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Marcello Puligheddu*, Yi Xia*, Maria Chan, and Giulia Galli
Computational prediction of lattice thermal conductivity: A comparison of molecular dynamics and Boltzmann transport approaches
Phys. Rev. Materials 3, 085401 (2019)
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Marcello Puligheddu, François Gygi, and Giulia Galli
First-principles simulations of heat transport
Phys. Rev. Materials 1, 060802(R) (2017)
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Konstanze R. Hahn, Marcello Puligheddu, and Luciano Colombo
Thermal boundary resistance at Si/Ge interfaces determined by approach-to-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations
Phys. Rev. B. 91, 195313 (2015)
